Shopping bag



Sept. 15, l 925.

' M. W. LEDERER SHOPPING BAG Filed April 17. 1924 ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 15, 1925 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORRIS W. IIEDERER, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO IQEDERERMANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF,MICHIGAN.

SHOPPING BAG.

Application filed April 17, 1924. Serial No. 707,033.

' to appear like the usual handbag and which may e opened to provide a.ba for carrying parcels for bulk articles an wh ch will contain aconsidera le'n umber of such art cles.

vent the bag from unfolding. Another object of the invention vide aflap' sewed to the interiorof oneside of the bag and extending over theotherysideof the bag the flap being provided witha snap for fastening tothe-exterior ofthe: bag when folded beneaththe flap rsolthat' the bag inthus held in the folded position for carryin These Ob]0CtS andtheseveral novel features of the invention arehereinafter more fullydescribedand claimed and the preferred form of construction by whichthese objectsare attained is shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich-* Fig. 1 is aviewof the begin ih tpen or unfolded positiong p vFig. 2 is a section takenon line 2-2 of %ig. 3 is a view'of the'bag inthe foldedpositlon. 1 i .F Fig. 4is'a section on line 44 of e: bag 1 maymade of imitation leather or any suitable fabric and is provided with aninsert 2 in the bottom as shown in 2 which allows the bag to Anotherobject of theinvention is to provide a shopping bag having a compartmentfor carrying change, the said compartment being formed fromxaflap'sewedto thein-' terior of the bag and adapted tofasten over the bagwhen in. the folded position. I

' Y flallowmg these two portions to be snapped together as shown inFigs. 3 and 4. It will noted that when the bag is thus folded thatr theflap or' strip 3 provides a cover (for the folded edges of the bag andin the "folded position the snap fasteners 6 and 1 *7 may be readily searated to allow am to the pocket 5 so t at the pocket 6'is alportion 6of a snap fastener and a companion portion 7 is adapted to snapthereover and is secured in the side of the bag so that the two partswhen snapped together close the pocket The strip 3 is provided with anextending loose end or flap in which the portion 8 of a'snap fastener issecured as shown in F 2 and is adapted to fit the companion snapfastener portion 9 when the bag is folded, the snap fastener 9 beingfastened in the same side of the bag asthe-snap fastener portion 7. Ahandle 10 is secured to one side of the bag at the oints 11 and 12 and ahandle 13 is simiarly secured to the opposite side of the bag. "To closethe bag the edges thereof are first folded toward the center onthedotted lines 14 and 15 and the bag thus' folded isfolded upwardly on thedotted lines 16, 17 and 18 thus brin ing the fastener portion 9 beneaththe Fastener portion 8 and ways easily accessible. Whe'n' the bag isopen in the "position shown inFig. 2 the flap 3*may be tucked inside thebag so as to allow' packages to be-easily inserted in 1 13. To open-thebag from the folded position shown in Fig. 4 it is only necessary tounfasten the snap fastener portions 8 and 9 and shake the'folds of thebag out and upon tucking the flap 3 into the interior of the bag the bagis ready for use.

If desired a snap fastener portion 19 may be secured in the bag beneaththe handle 13 to provide a means after the, bag has been filled withpackages for closing the "bag by extending the flap over and fasteningthe snap fastener portion 8 on the com- .panion fastener portion 19.

.From the foregoing description it becomes evident that the device isvery simple and eflicient in operation, is composed of few arts and isof consequent low manufacturing cost,1.provides a small sized handbagwhen folded and a large sized bagfor sod carrying parcels when openedand provides a device which accomplishes the ob]ects described.

Having thus fully described my invention, its utility and mode ofoperation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is 1. A shopping bag comprising an 0 en ended bag providedwith carryin han les on opposite sides of the opening, a fiap sewed tothe interior surface of one side of the bag between the ends of therespective handle to provide a pocket, a fastener portion on the fiapand a companion fastener portion on the bag for closing the said pocket,the end of the flap being adapted to be extended through the handle onthe opposite side of the bag and the bag being foldable beneath the saidflap, a fastener portion secured to the bag and adapted to be'broughtbeneath the flap when the bag is folded and a companion fastener portionsecured in the end of the flap and providing a means for securing thebag in the folded position. 2. A shopping bag comprising an open endedbag provided with carrying handles on opposite sides of the opening, a.flap sewed to the interior surface of one side of the bag to provide apocket, a fastener for closing the said pocket, the end of the flapbeing adapted to be extended over the opposite side of the bag to allowthe bag to be folded therebeneath, and a fastener portion secured to thebag and adapted when the bag is folded'to register beneath a companionfastener portion secured in the flap.

3. A shopping bag comprising an open ended bag provided with carryinghandles on opposite sides of the opening, a flap sewed to the interiorof one side of the bag to provide a pocket and adapted to be extendedover the opposite side of the bag to allow the bag to be foldedtherebeneath,

and means for securing the flap to the outer side of the bagtherebeneath when folded to prevent the bag from unfoldin In testimonywhereof, I sign this specification.

MORRIS W. LEDERER.

